Something to Talk About: April 2018

Looking for ways to keep the conversation going about LGBTQ issues with your ERG, community group, or PFLAG chapter? Welcome to Something to Talk About a monthly series designed by PFLAG National’s Straight for Equality program to create conversation about LGBTQ issues. Each month we’ll offer an article on LGBTQ topics and suggest a few questions you can use to lead a discussion.

Have you ever made purchasing decisions specifically because of a Pride-themed ad campaign? If so, when? If not, what type of LGBTQ inclusive advertising do you think could lead you to change your shopping habits?

Do you ever use social media, your online presence, or other forms of communication to celebrate inclusive brands or to call out tone-deaf brands? Why or why not?

This article specifically mentions companies who announced they would no longer support the NCAA championship games in North Carolina, after the passage of HB2 in 2016, as an example of taking meaningful action. Can you think of other examples of companies or brands that have taken action to demonstrate their support for the LGBTQ community in recent years?